It should judge Dusan Vlahovic. The 22-year-old Serb came in winter from AC Florence to Turin. Juventus paid 70 million euros for the top talent. In addition, bonus payments of up to ten million euros have been agreed. It was the highest transfer fee in the history of the Series A for a transfer during the winter break. Before moving to Turin, Vlahovic had scored 20 goals in 24 competitive games for Fiorentina.
Goal in the first game
On his debut for Juventus, Vlahovic hit the ground running. Just like Denis Zakaria, the second prominent winter signing to come from Borussia Mönchengladbach. They both scored in the 2-0 win over Hellas Verona and were showered with praise. “Zakaria and Vlahovic couldn’t have settled in faster at Juve. They are the ideal boost for Coach Massimiliano Allegri“commented the Gazzetta dello Sport. “The newcomers are finally giving Juve a boost”also praised “Tutosport”.
But then the celebrations were over. Although there was still a win against in the cup U.S Sassuolo, in the league it was only enough for two draws, which abruptly stopped the upward trend. Vlahovic didn’t score another goal each time – just like Zakaria.
Long way to superstar
Vlahovic is often compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. At Juventus he should fill the gap left by Cristiano Ronaldo. He also plays with his former shirt number 7. But how far the road to becoming a superstar is is proven by the fact that the man from Belgrade has not yet had a single one Champions Leaguegame contested.
His trainer is correspondingly reserved. “We mustn’t overwhelm him. It’s his debut, we mustn’t forget that. I have to protect him like I’ve done with other players. He’s only 22 years old.”said Massimiliano Allegri.